Box, case, and the like



July 6 1926. v 4 1,591,237

I j .c. F. SAWYER 1' 80):, CASE, AND THE LIKE v Fiied Sept. 11. 1924[rwen for.

8.1 Saw'yen v ByAlly.

Patented July 6 CECIL rRAnxsAwxnR, @jmna'iiririfiirhNn ZE ALAivD. i

BoXQoAsnj N E K This invention has been devised primarily with theobject of providing improved means whereby the difierent members. usedintheiformati'on of a box or'case, maybe bound together in theirassembled and .in such a manner that they freed at will and parted fromone may be another so that they may be stacked into a comparativelysmallcompass as with collapsible;

boxes .or cases." The meansithus. usedare "ofa nature such-that they maybe arranged to; hold allthe. box membersiwiththe ex,-., ceptionofthe-lid, together inthe assembled"; position, so that the box body maybe'used for packing or unpacking in'the usual way,;

- and then whenthe lid is placed on its top,

have such lid firmly 'fastenedfin position.

The invention also provides for the fastoning of the lid ofanordlnarybox or case; the means devised n the1r;essent1al features a sideelevation the banding' and locking in the unlocked condition."

portion of the closed andlocked box,

Figures a and 5 are enlarged detail views me ns.

of alternative-forms of the":bandlocking V Thus the band may have itsupper 'hlnged portion turned sideways toclearthe box lid,

whenintheloose'ned or ;opened out positio'n, I

Figure 6' a 7 box having the means for fastenlngthe lid only, fittedthereon, andishowing an alternative form ateach end.

Figure 'i'is a plan of a further alternative members or which areassembled round the edges of two end proper relation by means of dowelpins proectin from such ed es and assin into. J a

apertures made in the other members to receive them. This arrangement iswell known in connection with this class'of articleand needs no specialdescription.

The means: devised for holding the mem bers intheir assembled positionconsist in metallic bands, made either of hoop iron .or of strong wires,that are constructed to position i made ,to the accompanying. i

. -spectlve ends.

' portions are.

'offa collapsible box in the assembled position and showing V meansatone end inthe loeked condition and at the other end i ure 3 is a crosssectional :elevation -of side elevation of an ordinary pieces and areheld in position. vEach band is also; so constructed that the portionthereof extending across I 5 Application filedSeptember-11,1924,Seria1No}73Z,1O5,andiniNeWZe aland octoberimieaal.extend round thecase near each endthereot,

and -are combined with means inireach band wherebyfl th'e ends of theband. maybe ,7 strained togetherand locked in the strained the, top ofthe. case may be turned outto free e I 1 thelid whenfthe' bandisslackened, and the ends of, the band may then be strained. and

jlockedfso as to hold the other members of.

the case together while the lid is oih,"

' Incarrying ou-tthe invention, each band is made' up of a main portionA, formed. .feither'of hoop'iron as shownin Figures 112:0

5 .offthe drawings, or of strong' wire as vin lligure7 7,5that'is madeto extend beneath the bottom and-"upflboth sides of th'e case, 7 tonear-the top, combined-{With two; short! portionsB and Gthat arerespectively hinge jointed to the top ends ofthe main portion and aremade of such a length asto extendin over the top of the case from eachside; i and then t'o overlap one another at-their 're j' The inner endsof these two then pivotally; attached to a; y r ets .1,

metal: plate D, of lever form,

dispose'dthat whenthe {plate lever is turned I I tolie continuously withthe band, the ends are caused-t0, Overlap as shown by; the left Figure'1,-and when such. is; turned outand round, the two ends: willQbelpushed apart in ,a direction outwards. "from each other, as shownjbythe right.

hand band in handbaii'd in Figure 1.

so that the lid maybe removed 'and re placed. When turned'out, thistophinged portionmayihave its ends drawntogether andoverlapped so that-theband-is strained I the box tokeep upon the end" upon the bottom andsides of such members firmly bound pieces while the box" is being"filled and emptied. Then, -When' the. lid has been re placed, the tophinged portion is again loosenedyturnedin overfthe'lid, and thenstrained tight? by theoperationof the lever plate D. j; Q '7 The said,lever plate is kept in the-strained straining it is then necessary toprise the' band up vge'ther and overlapped in the same manner as withthe lever. In such a case the disc plate is formed with apertures Itherein to receive the prongs of a double pronged handle'tool, bymeansof which the plate may be actuated in the required manner. The discplate is also formed with a turned up catch 6 inits edge for acting inthe same 7 manner as-the catch (5 of the lever D.

The lever plate I) may also, if desired be formed with the apertures Fto receive theturning tool prongs but such will not be required when thelever is made long enough to obtain the necessary straining leverage.

Then the device is to be usedto fasten on the lid of a box only, the topportion of the straining bands have their ends pivoted to the smallmetal'plates G let into the box sides at the necessary positions, theseparts then acting in the same manner as with the collapsible boxpreviously described. These fastening means may be formed-of hoop iron,as shown at'the right'hand end of Figure 6, or of strong wire, as shownat the left hand end of such figure, as may be deslred in each crcumstance.

If desired, the corners of the box with which the bands engage, may beprotected from wear by metal corner plates I-I (Figure 3) affixedthereto. j

I claim 1. Box and case cover 77 I I fastening means. formed by twometallic straps. disposed to extend continuously across the top of thesaid cover, at eacliend thereof, such-straps having theirrespeotiveouter ends pivotally connected to the sides of the box orcase, and having their adjacent inner ends pivotally connected'to the'face of a turning plate at points vrelatiyely disposed thereon so thatwhen the plate is turned in one direction the said ends are drawntogether and overlapped and when turned in the other direction, aremoved apart, substantially as. and for the purposes specified.

2. Inv box and case cover fastening means formed in the manner coveredby claim 1, construct ng the said central plate with a projection on itsface adapted to engage the edge. of one strap and hold the plate whentheplate is turned to the first mentioned position, substantiallyspecified.

3.In boxes, cases and the like, the combination with the cover fasteningmeans set forth in claim 1, of a band of metal adapted to' encircle thetwo sides and bottom of the box or case and to the respective upper endsof which the corresponding ends of the said.

fastening means are pivotally attached,.substantially as and for thepurposes herein specified; 7 1

ti. In a collapsible box or caseformed by loose side, bottom and topmembers assembled together around end pieces, a clamping band forencircling each end of the assembled box or case, formed by a metallicband extending across the bottom and up each side to near the top andtwo metallic straps, oneof which has its outer end pivoted to one of thesaid band ends and; the inner endsof which are pivotally connected tothe surface ofa plate at points so disposed that in one directionwilldraw the ends together with an overlapping locking'action and itsturning in the other direction will open out such ends, substantially asspecified.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

CECIL FRANK SAl/VYER.

the turning of the plate in its surface plane

